linux-kernel - Re: Why not make LKML-Reference useful?

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Message-ID: <4C8F4D7C.3090608@uw.no>
Date:	Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:25:00 +0200
From:	"Daniel K." <dk@...no>
To:	Lin Ming <lin@...g.vg>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Why not make LKML-Reference useful?

Lin Ming wrote:
> What's LKML-Reference in the kernel git log?

The message id for the email sent to LKML.

> In my understanding, it's a link to the original discussion of the
> patch on LKML, for example
> 
> LKML-Reference: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128445596126705&w=2
> 
> But I never see such a link in the LKML-Reference of the git log.
> 
>     LKML-Reference: <201008300127.o7U1RC6Z044051@...262.sakura.ne.jp>
>     LKML-Reference: <20100913102541.20260.85700.stgit@...236.sdl.hitachi.co.jp>
>     LKML-Reference: <20100913121903.GB22238@...kstar>
> 
> Those LKML-Reference are really useless.
> 
> Why not put a link in LKML-Reference?

Domains come and go (marc.theaimsgroup.com => marc.info => ?), message
id's are forever.

Also, you should be able to look up the message on your favorite
LKML-archive website or search engine using the message id.

Daniel K.
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